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All 97 chapters of the Indian Customs Tariff, with BIS Quality Control Order coverage and Partner Government Agency requirements per chapter.
97 CHAPTERS · 12,468 TARIFF LINES · 1,738 UNDER BIS QCO
Every product imported into India is classified against an 8-digit Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN) code. The Indian Customs Tariff covers 97 chapters and 12,468 tariff lines, of which 1,738 are notified under a Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Quality Control Order and 8,501 fall under other Partner Government Agency regimes. Use the chapters below to navigate by product category or search for a specific HSN code.
At a glance
97
HSN chapters under the Indian Customs Tariff
12,468
Tariff lines (8-digit HSN)
1,738
BIS QCO notified (14%)
317
Indian Standards across all chapters
All chapters
Chapter 01
Live animals
44 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 02Meat and edible meat offal
69 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 03Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
306 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin
51 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 6 Indian Standards
Chapter 05Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified
69 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 06Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
24 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 07Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
104 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 08Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
114 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 09Coffee, tea, mate and spices
142 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 1 Indian Standards
Chapter 10Cereals
58 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 11Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
39 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants
117 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 13Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
50 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 14Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified
14 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 15Animal or vegetable fats and oils; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
126 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 16Preparations of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
47 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 17Sugars and sugar confectionery
41 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 18Cocoa and cocoa preparations
15 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
35 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 4 Indian Standards
Chapter 20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
75 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 21Miscellaneous edible preparations
42 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 22Beverages, spirits and vinegar
66 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 2 Indian Standards
Chapter 23Residues and waste from food industries; prepared animal fodder
66 tariff lines · 2 under BIS QCO · 1 Indian Standards
Chapter 24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
51 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 25Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
173 tariff lines · 10 under BIS QCO · 15 Indian Standards
Chapter 26Ores, slag and ash
75 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
118 tariff lines · 3 under BIS QCO · 7 Indian Standards
Chapter 28Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals
334 tariff lines · 16 under BIS QCO · 15 Indian Standards
Chapter 29Organic chemicals
1028 tariff lines · 15 under BIS QCO · 9 Indian Standards
Chapter 30Pharmaceutical products
226 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 31Fertilisers
31 tariff lines · 5 under BIS QCO · 4 Indian Standards
Chapter 32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments, paints and varnishes
338 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
124 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 34Soaps, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, waxes
57 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 35Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
38 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 36Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
22 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 37Photographic or cinematographic goods
100 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 38Miscellaneous chemical products
213 tariff lines · 10 under BIS QCO · 4 Indian Standards
Chapter 39Plastics and articles thereof
430 tariff lines · 34 under BIS QCO · 22 Indian Standards
Chapter 40Rubber and articles thereof
169 tariff lines · 58 under BIS QCO · 12 Indian Standards
Chapter 41Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
50 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers
62 tariff lines · 4 under BIS QCO · 1 Indian Standards
Chapter 43Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
22 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
259 tariff lines · 82 under BIS QCO · 16 Indian Standards
Chapter 45Cork and articles of cork
10 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 46Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
13 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 47Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard
21 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp
217 tariff lines · 8 under BIS QCO · 4 Indian Standards
Chapter 49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts
34 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 50Silk
29 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 51Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
105 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 52Cotton
430 tariff lines · 12 under BIS QCO · 1 Indian Standards
Chapter 53Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
64 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials
246 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 1 Indian Standards
Chapter 55Man-made staple fibres
217 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 5 Indian Standards
Chapter 56Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables
55 tariff lines · 24 under BIS QCO · 27 Indian Standards
Chapter 57Carpets and other textile floor coverings
92 tariff lines · 6 under BIS QCO · 2 Indian Standards
Chapter 58Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries
85 tariff lines · 2 under BIS QCO · 2 Indian Standards
Chapter 59Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles for industrial use
72 tariff lines · 5 under BIS QCO · 12 Indian Standards
Chapter 60Knitted or crocheted fabrics
48 tariff lines · 2 under BIS QCO · 2 Indian Standards
Chapter 61Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
191 tariff lines · 11 under BIS QCO · 4 Indian Standards
Chapter 62Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
258 tariff lines · 20 under BIS QCO · 7 Indian Standards
Chapter 63Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and rags
117 tariff lines · 39 under BIS QCO · 12 Indian Standards
Chapter 64Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts thereof
69 tariff lines · 59 under BIS QCO · 22 Indian Standards
Chapter 65Headgear and parts thereof
15 tariff lines · 6 under BIS QCO · 3 Indian Standards
Chapter 66Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof
7 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 67Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers
15 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 68Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
88 tariff lines · 13 under BIS QCO · 14 Indian Standards
Chapter 69Ceramic products
63 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 70Glass and glassware
111 tariff lines · 32 under BIS QCO · 10 Indian Standards
Chapter 71Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof
144 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 72Iron and steel
528 tariff lines · 484 under BIS QCO · 36 Indian Standards
Chapter 73Articles of iron or steel
265 tariff lines · 151 under BIS QCO · 66 Indian Standards
Chapter 74Copper and articles thereof
96 tariff lines · 26 under BIS QCO · 12 Indian Standards
Chapter 75Nickel and articles thereof
27 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 76Aluminium and articles thereof
98 tariff lines · 62 under BIS QCO · 24 Indian Standards
Chapter 78Lead and articles thereof
17 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 79Zinc and articles thereof
21 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 80Tin and articles thereof
11 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 81Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
82 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal
98 tariff lines · 10 under BIS QCO · 10 Indian Standards
Chapter 83Miscellaneous articles of base metal
62 tariff lines · 20 under BIS QCO · 21 Indian Standards
Chapter 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
1089 tariff lines · 138 under BIS QCO · 36 Indian Standards
Chapter 85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof
635 tariff lines · 238 under BIS QCO · 62 Indian Standards
Chapter 86Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings
41 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 87Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock; parts and accessories
233 tariff lines · 15 under BIS QCO · 4 Indian Standards
Chapter 88Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof
32 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 89Ships, boats and floating structures
32 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 90Optical, photographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments
262 tariff lines · 18 under BIS QCO · 12 Indian Standards
Chapter 91Clocks and watches and parts thereof
65 tariff lines · 9 under BIS QCO · 3 Indian Standards
Chapter 92Musical instruments; parts and accessories
19 tariff lines · 14 under BIS QCO · 2 Indian Standards
Chapter 93Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof
21 tariff lines · 5 under BIS QCO · 2 Indian Standards
Chapter 94Furniture; bedding, mattresses; lamps and lighting fittings
74 tariff lines · 49 under BIS QCO · 27 Indian Standards
Chapter 95Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories
63 tariff lines · 7 under BIS QCO · 4 Indian Standards
Chapter 96Miscellaneous manufactured articles
101 tariff lines · 14 under BIS QCO · 8 Indian Standards
Chapter 97Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques
25 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
Chapter 98Project imports; laboratory chemicals; passengers' baggage
21 tariff lines · 0 under BIS QCO · 0 Indian Standards
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Speak to an Expert Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-21. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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